Los Angeles at Oakland

This is a tough situational spot for the visiting road favorite. The Los Angeles Angels play their fourth straight division road game, off a tough loss. The Angels rallied for three runs in the ninth inning, but left the bases loaded in a 7-6 loss at Texas, which kept them 1 1/2 games behind Minnesota for the second Wild Card in the American League. The Angels flew into Oakland on Sunday a little later than they expected. Their loss at Texas lasted 3 hours, 49 minutes, capping a marathon series in which the first two games went 4 hours, 33 minutes and 4 hours, 9 minutes. Now they have to fly to Oakland having lost two of the last three games, all as chalk. Oakland is delighted to be home after a long road trip. They get to face Angels righty Parker Bridwell, who they pounded five days ago getting six hits, three walks, and seven runs in three innings. Oakland is on a 4-1 run at home, and the Angels are 15-24 after three straight games against a division rival. Play Oakland.